No good deed goes unpunished
Chapter 1: Marking her territory
The sun was out, the birds were chirping, and people happily greeted each other in the streets as they traveled to their destinations. Konoha was alive, vibrant, and beautiful, truly a joy for its inhabitants to live in. The orphanage was no different, its inhabitants having all gone outside to enjoy the sun and play in the courtyard. All except for one room where the lights were turned off and the curtains drawn together in a vain attempt to keep the sun out for a few hours longer. Kuma growled to himself as the noises filtered into his room, stopping him from achieving the state of sleep he so desperately craved. The 10 year old boy grumbled to himself as he rolled over onto his stomach, pulling the pillow over his head in an attempt to find a comfortable position. This succeeded in muffling the noises enough to stop him from hearing his door slowly opening and a dark figure slowly sneaking across the hardwood floor towards his bed. A squeaky floor board was his only notice, giving him just enough time to roll over to his back before a heavy weight landed on his chest.
"Good morning Kuma! Welcome back!" A large smile greeted him, framed with whisker marks on the cheeks and squinting blue eyes. He groaned as he closed his eyes and lay back in bed, his body still sore from all the work the hospital had done to put him back together. Kuma had always been one of the largest kids for his age group, already pushing 61 inches in height with a decent set of muscles on him that wouldn't have looked out of place on a boy a few years older than him. His brown hair was kept cut short to his head, as a preventative measure of the orphanage to combat a recent lice break out. Unfortunately his recent injuries were having trouble holding up to the blonde's greeting.
He felt the weight on top of him shift, causing him to reopen his eyes. "This couldn't have waited Naruko? You know I'm still messed up. I just got back from the hospital last night." The blonde girl pouted as she slowly shook her head and eased a little more of her weight onto her legs while retaining her perch. She didn't mean to hurt him, but she was just so excited to see him again. She kept forgetting that her growth spurt had hit recently putting her at a respectable 55 inches tall with a bit of a weight gain to match. Her long blonde hair, that normally reached down to her shoulder blades, flew everywhere as she bounced up and down in excitement. He had been gone for over a week and the orphanage wasn't a kind place to her without him there to watch her back. No one would tell her where he had gone until the Hokage had come to visit her and mentioned her friend was in the hospital. He wouldn't tell her what happened though, just mentioning that Kuma had done something very brave and would be back later. She had waited patiently until morning, but now she didn't intend on moving until she heard the full story of her friend's disappearance.
Kuma sighed to himself as he looked up at the blonde from his awkward angle under her. "You really want to know what I've been up to? It's not a happy story." Naruko nodded her head so fast that he was afraid it would fall off for a moment. "Fine, do you remember last month when you got food poisoning again from the lunch that old lady made all of us?" At her confirmation, he continued. "Well I was the only one who didn't eat it since I wasn't hungry. I was bored so i went out to explore the town and watch a few street performers in the market district. There was a mini festival going on to celebrate those guys from Cloud coming over to talk to the Hokage. I didn't even start heading back here until it was dark out and the shops started closing up…"
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Kuma walked down the pathway towards the orphanage. He knew damn well that he should have been back before the sun went down but the place was seriously unwelcoming if you weren't one of the matron's "favorites." Those kids always were adopted first, and got the best food and clothes. The rest had to settle for hand-me-downs and leftovers from the night before. He knew the only thing stopping him from being one of the favorites was his friendship with Naruko, but he would be damned if he let someone else pressure him into doing anything he didn't want to. He had stopped 4 bigger children from picking on the blonde back when they were 6 years old and she had latched onto him like he was her knight in shining armor ever since. This was a major adjustment for him since he had always been a loner in the past, content to observe, rather than engage. The blonde girl had no concept of personal bubble and wouldn't let herself be more than 5 feet from him for most of their waking hours. Kuma had noticed his standard of living begin to worsen over the next few weeks, but it wasn't until one of the caregivers took him aside and laid out the ultimatum of either sacrificing the Uzumaki's friendship or he would get the same treatment that she did that he finally understood the situation. Naruko hadn't been any help, unable to give a reason why they hated her so much when he confronted her over the issue. In the end Kuma had chosen to stick with her, earning her eternal gratitude as the first friend she could always depend on no matter what. What he had kept to himself though was that his decision wasn't over friendship so much as a hatred of anyone thinking they could force him to choose what they wanted. Kuma had been fiercely independent for as long as he could remember and there was no worse way to anger him then trying to force him to do something.
Kuma reflected on this as he made his way down the dark path, wondering if he had made the right choice. Life sucked at the orphanage and unlike Naruko, he didn't have the Hokage to look after him. She had mentioned that the Hokage had started making plans to move her into an apartment soon, making him realize that he would be back alone again. He was distracted by his thoughts and almost missed the large man hurrying by in the other direction. Kuma was knocked on his butt as the man plowed through him, not even stopping to offer an apology. The boy sprung back to his feet, ready to tell the asshole off, only to see a large bag slung over his shoulder with a small hand hanging out of the hole and beating his lower back desperately. Kuma had seen the glint of a headband on the man marking him as a shinobi. The odds of him defeating such a man weren't even worth thinking about. At that moment, the hand stopped hitting the ninja, and reached back desperately towards the boy, begging him to help. Kuma cursed to himself as he picked up a rock in one hand, and a stick in the other, before running after the grown man.
The ninja was huffing from his flight so far and didn't hear the approach of the boy until he felt something bounce off his temple, momentarily making his world spin. A sharp pain behind his left knee brought him back to reality as he spotted a boy pushing a sharp stick into his leg. The man stumbled as he cursed to himself, unable to put his full weight on his injured leg. The boy had jumped back since the surprise attack and had started shouting his lungs out as he called for help. The ninja knew he already had a limited window to escape, but his mind clouded over with rage as he faced the little bastard that had hobbled him and ruined his plans. The boy would know pain before he killed him.
Kuma didn't even have time to blink before the ninja was on him. One second the man was over 15 feet away, and the next he had his hand wrapped around Kuma's neck as he lifted the boy up to stare him in the eyes while releasing his killing intent. The boy was unable to breath as he trembled from the pressure bearing down on him. The ninja threw Kuma down to the road before stomping on his left leg, breaking it and making the boy howl in pain. This was followed up by a kick to the ribs causing the boy to slide across the road as the ninja leisurely followed after him, the bag forgotten on the ground as a small figure pushed her way out. Kuma pushed himself up to a sitting position against a tree, wheezing as he tried to collect his breath through the sharp pain in his chest. His mind was in a panic, trying to think up anything he could do to stop his assailant, thoughts running through his head faster than he could grasp them. He was brought back to reality by a sharp pain in his shoulder where a kunai seemed to grow out of nowhere, pinning him to the tree. He looked up to see the ninja limping towards him while palming another kunai. There was a sick pleasure in the man's eyes, promising more pain yet to come.
As the man raised his hand to throw the weapon, a blur showed up behind him. He looked down to find a knife to his throat, held there by a man dressed in a black body suit with a white mask with a hawk's features painted on it. A team of 4 others surrounded the assailant as he was forcibly bound and gagged, before splitting off to help the victims. Kuma found himself laid back against the ground as two of the individuals hovered over him with their hands glowing with green chakra. His pain was already starting to dull as he began to breath easier. A shape came out of nowhere, crashing into his ribs. As the new pain began to fade again, the image resolved itself into a blue haired girl around his age. She was crying heavily as she thanked him over and over again, unable to stop. One of the individual's with monkey painted on his mask gently picked up the girl before disappearing with a flicker. Kuma struggled to get up, concerned as to what would happen to her now after he had just fought to rescue her, only to be gently pushed back down by his healers. "Rest." commanded a female voice from behind a cat faced mask. "You've done a wonderful job here and she is being taken home to her family now." Kuma gave a slight smile as he laid his head back, darkness beginning to fill his vision.
He felt like he had only taken a long blink, but when his eyes opened, he was in a white room laying on a bed. A sound of a throat clearing caused him to jump as lowered his gaze to find two men at the foot of his bed. One was obviously the Hokage, Kuma had seen him enough times during his visits to Naruko to identify him on site. The man seemed kind enough from how he carried himself and Kuma had heard nothing but good things from his friend so he decided to give the old man the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. "Kuma, you've done a great service to the village." the Hokage said with a gentle smile. "You quite possibly saved the life of Hinata Hyuga tonight with your bravery."
"Thank you Lord Hokage" said Kuma with a little shyness. "I didn't really have think before I reacted though. I'm just lucky to be alive."
"This is Hinata's father, Lord Hiashi Hyuga, leader of the clan" the Hokage introduced the man next to him. Kuma turned his head to the man dressed in white, only to be stunned as the man bowed deeply at the waist to the boy.
"You have my gratitude Kuma." said Hiashi as he came up from his bow, doing his best not to show any outward emotion. The boy looked so lost and confused as he lay bandaged up in the hospital bed. Hiashi felt for him, knowing he was just as young as his daughter. "If the Hyuga clan can do anything to repay you, all you need to do is ask." The boy gave a quick nod, still too stunned to form any words.
"Kuma" said the Hokage, drawing the boys attention back towards himself. "Can you please tell us what happened in your own words? And why you were out of the orphanage so late?" he added with a small frown. The boy's mouth opened up like a flood, telling the adults everything they wanted to know. The Hokage was sure that the boy wouldn't have been so forthcoming with information if it wasn't for the painkillers in his bloodstream. Naruko had mentioned how closed off the boy was when he had asked her for details about her new friend. He frowned to himself as he heard about the conditions in the orphanage, disappointed to hear that the caregivers obviously had favorites and also that they would treat someone so bad over his choice of friends. He was glad he had already started the process for removing Naruko from that environment.
Hiashi himself couldn't understand how the standards at the orphanage could have fallen so far. He was even more amazed at the bravery the boy had shown against the ninja. "Anbu" he had absentmindedly corrected the boy as he told of his rescuers. Kuma nodded as he continued the rest of the story. Hiashi couldn't stand the thought of the boy returning to such a place after he had saved his own daughter. "Would you like to be adopted into the Hyuga?" he offered without giving any real thought to the long term consequences. He noticed the Hokage wince to his side, obviously thinking of politics involved in such a request. The Hyuuga elders be damned though, he would not let the saviour of his family be left out in the cold.
Kuma couldn't believe how much his life had been turned upside down in one night. The offer was a generous one, but was nowhere near what he was looking for. The question now was how to possibly express that without offending one of the most powerful clans in the village. "Thank you Lord Hyuga" he said while inclining his head as far as his wrappings would let him. "I don't think that would be the best option though since I haven't ever heard of any non-Hyuga in your clan. Is it possible if you could help me move out on my own instead like my friend Naruko? I would give anything to be able to become my own man." He felt nervous as he sat under the two men's unreadable stares, all of his cards laid out on the table.
Hiashi slowly nodded as he considered the request. The Hokage smiled as well as he gave his support to the boy's request. They would make sure the necessary paperwork was filled out with the Hyuga as the boy's sponsor. Both Kuma and Naruko were set to start the academy in the next few months, so he would ensure that they were given a stipend to live off of. Both men thanked the boy before making a quick exit, noticing how his eyes had begun to flutter as his strength began to give out. Kuma fell asleep, content that his life was finally going in the right direction for once.
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Naruko didn't know how to react as Kuma finished his story. She had so many warring thoughts and emotions inside her head flying back and forth. She was happy that he was ok and that he would be leaving the orphanage too. She was sad at the same time because she wouldn't be around him nearly as often and didn't want to grow apart from her only friend. She even felt some anger at the thought of a ninja daring to lay his hands on "her' Kuma. Not to mention she felt bad for what this Hinata had to go through, but also didn't enjoy the thought of her hugging Kuma like that.
Kuma watched her emotions flicker across her face, amusing herself as he tried to guess at which each of them were. After a few minutes though he called out her name, gaining her attention again. "Now that you got what you want, do you mind getting off of my chest?" Naruko considered her options for a moment before grinning at him and shaking her head no. She was comfortable and enjoyed her new favorite spot. She wiggled her butt back and forth a bit to ensure he knew it, drawing a blush from the boy to her secret pleasure. Kuma knew that nothing good could come from this position, and resolved to sleep on his stomach from now on. With that thought, he turned his head and lightly bit down on the girl's thigh where it trapped his head, causing her to jump off of him like a scared cat. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand as he sat up, forcing himself to his feet to begin the day.
"Did the Hokage mention when you would be moving?" She asked, trying to dig for more information. She was curious to know if she would have to spend time there alone.
Kuma shook his head. "It'll be sometime next week, but the details are up in the air. The Hyuga will be helping me move and settle into an apartment complex that they own. The Hokage said he had a different location for you and the ANBU would be helping you move later today." He gave her a small smile as he threw on a shirt, hiding the small scar on his shoulder from the kunai. "Looks like you ended up escaping first." He turned around to the dresser to find himself a pair of pants, when he heard footsteps coming towards him. He felt her body press up against him as her arms circled his chest.
"I don't know what I'm going to do without you there for me" she mumbled into his back as she tried to hide her tears. She couldn't keep the quiver out of her voice no matter how hard she tried.
He felt the wet spot forming on the back of his shirt as she hugged him. "You know this isn't a goodbye right?" he asked as he rolled his eyes at her. He felt her perk up, but still not loosen her hold. "We're starting the ninja academy in the next month. You'll be seeing me every damn day, all day again." God, he had depressed himself a little bit at that realization. There was to be no escape from the blonde for years to come. Her grip lightened for a second, before hardening again.
"But what about all that time before the academy starts? And what about after class?" She pressed her face back into his shirt as she waited for an answer.
'FUCK!' he shouted in his head, realizing exactly what she wanted to hear. "Fine, you can come over to my new place…" he said through gritted teeth. Her hands finally let go of him as she whooped with glee.
"I knew you wanted me around." she shouted as she ran towards the door. "I'll see you after we both move."
Kuma took his shirt off as examined the wet spot on the back of it. There were two large wet spots next to each other along with a snot trail in a half moon shape below it making one of the world's nastiest smiley faces ever. He threw the shirt into the hamper before he turned the lights back off and crawled into bed again, trying to forget today ever happened.
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Today was going to be the day that he started really taking control of his life. Naruko had left 24 hours ago with her ANBU escort and Kuma finally had enough time to hear himself think. He had come to an uncomfortable realization about how close he had come to death with the foreign ninja and decided he didn't want to wait for the academy to teach him what they thought he should know. Kuma decided that he would decide what skill package he would use to make himself a better ninja. It would put himself a step ahead of all the other academy kids and clan kids who would have a predictable set of skills.
He had brought himself to the library minutes after it had opened, determined to not miss a moment that he could be using productively. The young boy walked towards the rows open for academy students, showing his new ID card to the librarian. He had it made the day before at the academy when he had officially registered for the upcoming classes. As he walked down the aisles, he realized just how lacking the information was that for people with out ninja training. He was able to find instructions for a few different fighting styles, as well as instructions on how to begin a physical training regime and meditation. As he turned towards the beginning of the aisle again intent on checking out his material, he noticed a girl about his age but a head shorter looking through the physical workout section. "Is there anything special you're looking for?" he asked. "I don't work here, but I just finished searching the area myself."
The girl looked at him for a moment, her dark eyes scanning over him as if she was debating something. She had black hair in a tight ponytail, and dark eyes with a mouth that looked like it had trouble forming anything besides a smirk or a pout. She chose a smirk this time as she slowly nodded to Kuma, stepping aside for him. "I'm looking for any dietary books you can find." she informed him. He set to work looking through the proper area and gathering the books in his arm. "I'm starting the academy soon" she said with pride, "and the other girls I know are already talking about how they are dieting to impress some boy. I'm planning to bring proof of how stupid they're acting if they want to make good kunoichi."
Kuma nodded in agreement as he finished gathering her books. He turned to see her going through his stack that he had left on the table, before turning back to him with a hint of respect in her eye. "I don't blame you" he said. "I would probably be doing the same thing if I heard someone spouting off some BS like that." They shared a smile as they gathered their books and walked to the front. "I'm joining the academy too, so I'll probably see you there." He waved at her as he walked off down the street, mind already occupied with his new work out strategy.
"I'm sure you will" she murmured as she watched him walk away. She'd be lying to herself if she said she wasn't at least a little interested in the strange boy. Being the daughter of a clan head meant that she had grown used to people trying to kiss her ass daily. Yet here was a boy her age that could care less about her identity, he hadn't even asked her name! He helped her just because he wanted to, and didn't expect anything in return. To make it even better, he was also working to grow stronger, not settling for where he was at now. Yet he didn't use their size difference as a reason to assume that he was more powerful either. Yes, she definitely would be following up with this boy at the academy.
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Kuma walked up the stairs to his new apartment, a carryout box of yakitori teasing his senses with how delicious it smelled. The Hyuga clan member had came by the orphanage earlier that day to give Kuma the key to his new apartment. The boy had wasted no time packing up his meager collection of clothing and personal items before leaving the orphanage without a backwards glance over his shoulder. The apartment was close to the hokage tower, as well as within quick walking distance of the academy. It was on the top floor of the building, allowing him to have vaulted ceilings. Truly he had lucked out when he had saved the heiress of the clan. Kuma had wasted no time in unpacking his belongings in the sole bedroom, before lounging in his living room reading one of the books he had checked out from the library. His stomach growled after a few hours though, leading him to head to the market for some takeout due to his kitchen being completely empty.
As he climbed the last flight of stairs, he spied a familiar blonde waiting for him outside of his door. Naruko was holding a wrapped up box out to him and sporting the biggest smile he had seen on her in years. "I can't wait to see your new place" she said excitedly, bouncing on the balls of her feet. She shoved past him as soon as the door was unlocked, handing him the present as she entered his home. "I love it" she offered him with a grin as she walked around the kitchen and living room. He gave a small smile back, glad to see his friend enjoying herself as he moved to put the present on the kitchen table. He turned back around to emptiness though, unable to find the blonde. He wondered for a moment if she had already left, before he heard the sound of bedsprings coming from his room.
He groaned as he came around the corner, seeing the blonde rolling around in his bed, all of his blankets cocooned around her. "What the hell are you doing?" he asked, unable to find a reason for her actions.
She reached up, asking for his hand. Once he offered it though, she pulled him down onto the bed with her. A brief wrestling match ensued, neither of them knowing the rules of the contest, just that it was important that they win. Kuma found himself once again laying on his back, with Naruko perched on her favorite spot on his chest smiling down at him. He couldn't understand how he could have possibly lost to the girl that was a head shorter than him, and not nearly as muscular. He had always had an overdeveloped musculature for his age group, the orphanage matron saying that it was from his father who came from the barbarian lands to the west of the elemental nations. The man hadn't been able to use his chakra like most of the population there, instead depending on their strength and weapons to get by. His mother had apparently been a physically small chunin with an overlarge chakra system that could spam ninjitsu all day. Both had been killed during the Kyuubi attack though, leaving him with at the orphanage. He had inherited his father's physical build though, so he had no idea how in the hell Naruko pulled out the strength that she did. He just knew that the girl could always seem to kick his butt all the way back from the day he met her.
Naruko didn't consider any of this though as she stared down at her best friend. All was right in the world, seeing as how she had dominated him again, and now she was planning on claiming her prize. "This is a nice sized bed" she complimented him as her gaze swept over it. "I guess I can share it with you since I feel so sorry for you being here alone all the time." She gave herself a victory pose, wiggling her butt on him again when he opened his mouth to protest. With his thought process completely thrown off by the blonde's shameless moves, Kuma was unable to say anything before she fell off to his side, grabbing 'her' new pillow and getting herself comfy on her side of the bed. He knew how lonely she got when she wasn't around him and he didn't have the heart to throw her out. Naruko sighed in contentment, happy that she was back with her best friend again.
Kuma leveraged himself up from the bed to go have his forgotten meal. He set aside 2 pieces of chicken in the refrigerator for Naruko when she woke up. As he ate, he pulled the present over and began to unwrap it. Inside were a selection of products for his bathroom. Kuma was confused though seeing as how most of the products weren't something he would ever go near, it wasn't like he needed conditioner, a nail file, ect… He sighed to himself as he held up 'his and her' toothbrushes and holder. Apparently Naruko had this planned out from the moment he had moved out.
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Kuma slid the door open to his new classroom, taking a second to look around as he entered. He had not slept well the night before, dreaming on fighting the foreign ninja again, but this time the man was able to finish the job. This led to Kuma being up before the sun and letting him have plenty of time to eat, get dressed, and make it to the academy well before class started. He found his name posted on the signboard outside and used it to locate his class number before heading in. Only 2 other children were already in the classroom, a girl with pink hair who perked up at the door opening only to show disappointment at Kuma entering, and a boy wearing a high collared shirt and sunglasses who offered Kuma a nod which was returned. Kuma climbed the stairs until he found a desk one row from the back corner that sat 3 people. It gave him a good field of observation of the rest of the classroom. He pulled out the book he had gotten on meditation and began to read it. He had put off the mental discipline in favor of the physically demanding skills, but was regretting it now that he needed a solution to his nightmares.
As he read, the classroom started to gradually fill up. Kids found their friends and choose seats together, with the loners filling in the empty single seats left over. Kuma was unaware that he was giving off an aggressive vibe, prompting others to find other seats until someone came in who immediately recognized him. He heard hurried footsteps climbing the stairs as looked up from his book. It took him a moment to recognize the girl in front of him as the same one he had rescued that terrible night. She was dressed in a traditional white kimono, obviously trying to put forward a good impression on the first day of school. Her blue hair framed her face containing a large pair of lavender tinted pupiless eyes. She had immediately grabbed the aisle seat next to him and had began to slowly scoot it closer as she looked at him out of the corner of her eye. She desperately wanted to greet her savior but had no idea how to begin such a conversation. Her nervousness grew worse and worse as she began to shrink back into her oversized coat, until she heard his voice address he quietly. "Hello Hinata. You look much better now compared to the last time I saw you. How have you been?"
"Hello Kuma" she said in a near whisper, looking around to make sure no one was listening in on their conversation. "I've been doing a lot better thanks to my father and Lord Hokage. They called in a few favors to get Lady Tsunade to come back to Konoha for a few months to help take care of me. She's been helping me realize that it wasn't my weakness that lead to the kidnapping and I shouldn't be afraid to get back out in the world."
"She's right" Kuma agreed. He had gotten a little more of the story about what happened that night from the branch clan members that had helped him move into his new place. They were all very thankful that he had saved Hinata for them. "You can't stop bad things from happening. You can keep training to get strong enough to stop it from happening next time though" he offered to the girl.
Hinata turned back towards the front of the room as she contemplated Kuma's words. She needed to get stronger for herself, no one else was going to do it for her. "Thank you Kuma" she whispered to him as the classroom door opened again.
Kuma watched as the black haired girl he had met in the library walked into the room like she owned it. 'What are the odds…' he thought to himself. The way she carried herself just screamed 'high maintenance' as opposed to the calm and professional vibe she gave off in the library. Her eyes scanned the room for a moment before coming to rest directly on him as a small smirk grew on her face. She casually made her way up the stairs to claim the empty seat next to him, filling out the row. Hinata gave her a brief greeting as she sat down, only for the girl to look down her nose at the Hyuga heiress without saying a word. Kuma snorted and shook his head at the drama unfolding before him before the first day had already begun. "You have a problem?" asked the dark haired girl as she leaned into the boy's space.
Normally her opponent would wilt and back down at this point in the argument. It was to her surprise that the boy barely even spared her a glance before turning his attention back to the front of the room as the instructors began speaking. "Nothing worth talking about" he said dismissively in a low voice, ending the conversation as far as he was concerned. The girl didn't consider the matter closed though. She only found herself more intrigued with this rare male who viewed her the same as everyone else and considered himself her equal, if not better. She subtly began scooting her chair towards his, intent on getting closer to him to discern his secrets. She heard a light shuffling causing her to look down the row past the boy. The Hyuga girl seemed to have the same idea as she moved closer as well.
Kuma was trying to tune out everything around him as he started to withdraw into his mind. It was the first step in the instructions from the meditation book. He could hear everything around him, yet at the same time nothing, as he began to ignore all of the distractions. His head flew back as a piece of chakra enforced chalk bounced off of his nose, causing his eyes to fly open in pain as the world rushed back to meet him. "Is there a reason that you're already falling asleep in the first day of my class Kuma?" asked the instructor with a scar across his nose.
"I'm sorry Iruka sensei." Kuma apologized as he bowed his head. "I was reading the beginning guide to meditation before class started, and tried to do the first step while listening to you. I seem to have gone too far, too fast though." he said with a small frown as he tried to figure out where he went wrong. Iruka gave him a hard stare before turning away and returning to the lesson.
"What the hell are you doing?" Kuma asked as he noticed the girls were having a staring match as they sat on each side of him, brushing against his sides from their close proximity. He was fairly sure he could feel at least one hand on his thigh. He vowed to himself to never attempt meditating in a crowded environment again if he couldn't even detect his personal bubble geting violated so badly.
He was just about to push both girls chairs back from himself when the class room door flew open with a bang. Naruko laid panting against the door frame, exhausted from her sprint all the way to school. "I'm sorry sensei" she apologized. "I wasn't able to sleep last night and didn't hear my alarm go off." Kuma had been a royal ass and forced her to sleep back in her own apartment the night before, saying he needed to get a good rest to be ready for school. She hadn't been able to get comfortable tough without her favorite source of body heat and had tossed and turned all night.
Iruka pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance. There was one every year that had to start out like this. "Just find a seat." he muttered in exasperation while gesturing towards the rows. He turned back to the black board, hoping to not fall any more behind on the first years lesson.
Naruko took her time scanning the class, looking for one person in particular. After a moment, she spotted her best friend. The sandy blonde haired boy was looking extremely uncomfortable, sandwiched between two hussies that couldn't seem to take a hint. She stomped up the steps, grabbing everyone's attention as they turned to watch the drama unfold. Almost visible intent to hurt each other traveled between the three of them. Kuma was frozen in his seat, stunned and beginning to scare at being in the middle of the brewing fight. "Excuse me" she addressed the two girls in the bitchiest way available, "but your in my seat." Both of the other girls were stunned at the audacity of the obviously lower class female trying to challenge them. They scooted back into their chairs, subtly bracing themselves. Both were unwilling to give up their seats next to the most interesting man they had ever known. Much to both of their surprise though, Naruko passed right by Hinata before stopping in front of Kuma, turning around, and planting herself directly in his lap.
Hinata stared a hole through the blonde sitting on her savior, her timidness all but forgotten. "My name is Hinata Hyuga, heiress to the Hyuga clan" she introduced herself to tramp, "and you're sitting on my savior." According to her cousin, fate had destined her to be with Kuma since he had risked everything to save her. She had no intention of letting either of these girls get in between herself and her goal.
The dark haired girl put her hand on Kuma's shoulder, nonverbally marking her territory. "Well i'm Satsuki Uchiha, heiress to the Uchiha clan" she said as she tossed her hair over her shoulder with a flick. She looked down at the boy in her hand, before tightening her grip as she looked back up at the other girls. "I found this one and have decided he has my interest. You both can move on to find someone more at our level."
Naruko opened up an eye, taking a quick glance at the black and bluette girls hovering over her. "He's been mine for years ladies, and I don't share." She leaned back into her friend, marking her territory in a way better than words ever could represent. Both girls rose to their feet, unable to believe what had just happened. Naruko just snuggled farther back into her favorite seat. All was right in the world again. "You can begin again Iruka sensei." she offered to the stunned chunin at the front of the room. She leaned back with a huge grin on her face, enjoying the heartbeat of her best friend.
Kuma whimpered to himself, a single tear traveled down his cheek as he stared desperately at Iruka, begging the man with his eyes to save him. Iruka shook his head as he offered up a silent prayer for the boy, before he turned back to the black board. 'Not my problem' he thought to himself as he ignored the girls' voices raising behind him.